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Making a website for an art academy, how hard can it be?

We updated our website. It’s a public test. Please have a look and let us know what you think; public[at]rietveldacademie.nl The website is designed by Joel Galvez. This is his blogpost explaining his ongoing thought and design process. Galvez graduated from the Graphic Design department in 2008 and it now one of its teachers.  “Last time, in 2015, it went a bit too fast, so this time we’re doing…

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Vacancy: Chair of the Executive Board

We are looking for a new chair of the Executive Board for the independent Gerrit Rietveld Academie: an inspiring, experienced and empathetic figurehead with a global outlook, affinity with art, culture and art education and a vision on 'diversity and inclusion' and 'ecology and sustainability'.

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Vacature: Archivaris/Informatiespecialist (m/v/x) voor 24 uur per week

De Gerrit Rietveld Academie zoekt per februari/maart 2022 een: Archivaris/Informatiespecialist (m/v/x) voor 24 uur per week   De organisatie De Gerrit Rietveld Academie (GRA) is een kleinschalige, zelfstandige, internationaal georiënteerde hogeschool voor beeldende kunst en vormgeving bestaande uit de Rietveld Academie (bacheloronderwijs) en het Sandberg Instituut (masteronderwijs). Dit is…

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Sofia Baytocheva Iordanova wins Arts Thread in category Photography

ARTSTHREAD announce winners for Global Design Graduate Show 2021 in collaboration with GUCCI   ARTSTHREAD & GUCCI are pleased to announce the judge’s and public vote winners of the 2021 Global Design Graduate Show. This is the second edition of the Global Design Graduate Show which saw 5,211 students enter their work, surpassing the number of entries from 2020, making this officially the biggest…

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Overduinprijs 2021 for Eva van der Zand

Eva van der Zand has won the Overduinprijs 2021 (Overduin Prize 2021) with her graduation work Botanical Milk Bar . Van der Zand graduated in 2021 from The Large Glass Department. This prize from the Henk en Ria Overduinfonds Foundation has been awarded annually since 1992 to a promising young artist. This is the fifth year in a row that the prize goes to a graduate from the Gerrit Rietveld…

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Silvia Martes wins Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2021

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Johannes Vermeer Award 2021 goes to Natasja Kensmil

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Fashion graduate Roxane Mbanga wins Lichting 2021

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Start academic year 2021-2022

Welcome (back)! It will be our great pleasure to welcome you (back) at the academy. The introduction day for full-time students was on 26 August 2021 and we welcome the DOGtime students on 3 September 2021. Classes start from 30 August onwards. The government announced that from 30 August social distancing will no longer be required at higher professional education institutions (HBOs) such as…

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Reflection report Rietveld Review(ed) available now

This year the Gerrit Rietveld Academie introduces Rietveld Review(ed) as a new addition of the Graduation Shows’ peripheral programming. An independent, external committee was asked to reflect on the Graduation Show 2021 as a whole and to signal current tendencies and themes within the exhibition. The committee was also asked to select a number of projects by graduating students that support…

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Statement on Social Safety in Art Education

Statement on Social Safety in Art Education 20 May 2021 In the KUO Sector Agenda 2021-2025, social safety is explicitly named as a theme (1). It is clear that the sector considers social safety a crucial issue and we have decided to elaborate on this theme in a joint approach. This is informed in part by the attention recently paid to various issues of social safety. In this context, studies have…

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Silvia Martes is nominated for the Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2021

FOR EMERGING WOMEN VISUAL ARTISTS The Niemeijer Fund and the Van Abbemuseum are jointly organising the Theodora Niemeijer Prize an incentive prize for emerging women visual artists. It is the only Dutch visual art prize for woman artists only. In 2021 the prize will be awarded for the fifth time. The three nominees of this fifth edition are the duo Razia Barsatie | Marjet Zwaans Silvia Martes…

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Approach of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie towards social safety

The Rietveld Academie disapproves of any form of (sexual) intimidation and violence. Everyone at the academy should be able to work and study in a good atmosphere. Safety is an essential condition for this.   The board of the Rietveld Academie considers undesirable behaviour a serious problem that requires our continuous attention. The board wishes to be accountable for a safe study environment…

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Wayne Modest new member Supervisory Board Gerrit Rietveld Academie

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An Educational Archive of 2863 Slides by Frido Troost

This publication is composed of all the slides Frido Troost (1960-2013) used for his classes at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Troost, art historian by trade, was a pioneer in collecting photography of all sorts. In his store ‘Institute for Concrete Matter’ many types of photography were represented, varying from da-guerreotypes to albumin prints, stereo photos to family albums. The images in this…

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New publication: IN/ SEARCH RE/ SEARCH

IN/ SEARCH RE/ SEARCH explores how artists and designers can contribute viable and alternative ways of thinking to counter the dangerous and pervasive neoliberal forces influencing the globe. It considers how research in art academies can find a wider context; how to select topics, build up processes, reflect on the work and how to relate to the wider world. The projects drawn from recent…

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The Fedlev building is winner of the BNA Award Best building: stimulating environments 2020

The Fedlev building is one of the winners of the prestigious architecture prizes awarded by the Branchevereniging voor Nederlandse Architectenbureaus (BNA) (Association of Dutch Architectural Firms). During a festive ceremony that was livestreamed on 22 October 2020 it was announced that our Fedlev building is the winner in the category 'Stimulating Environments' (Stimulerende Omgevingen). The…

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Ninamounah winner of Dutch Design Award 2020

The winners of Dutch Design Awards (DDWA) 2020 have been announced. Eight winners were chosen from the 24 nominees in the categories: Product, Habitat, Communication, Fashion, Design Research, Service & Systems, Best Commissioning and Young Designer. Ninamounah’s fifth collection has won in the category Fashion.   COLLECTION 005 COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS PT.2 | NINAMOUNAH  ninamounah.nl The second…

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Charlott Weise wins Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst 2020

On Thursday 8th of October 2020, His Majesty the King presented the Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst 2020 (Royal Award for Modern Painting) at the Royal Palace Amsterdam. Rietveld graduate Charlott Weise was among the winners. Congratulations! The other winners are Janne Schipper and Dan Zhu. The Royal Award for Modern Painting is an incentive award that was created to encourage…

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The Fedlev building is nominated for several prizes

The Fedlev building, the third Rietveld Academie building, links the existing buildings and the grounds in between, forming a single entity. It has been in full use since January 2019. The building houses, amongst others, the library, the robotics workshop, the wood workshop, several project spaces and the auditorium. The Sandberg Instituut occupies the first floor of the new building. The Fedlev…

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